Godspeed you! Black Emperor remove almost all of her music from Spotify, Tidal & Co.
Godspeed you! Black Emperor removed most of their music from the common streaming platforms.
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The Canadian post-rock band withdrew almost all of its titles from Spotify, Tidal and other services. At the moment, only the albums “F♯ A♯ ∞” (1998) and Lift Your Skinny Fist Like Antennas to Heaven (2000) are available on Apple Music, while Tidal no longer offers titles.
Switch to service for independent musicians: inside
The band itself has not yet officially commented on its decision. However, a spokesman for the Kranky Record label confirmed to “PitchFork”that the two remaining albums will soon also disappear from Apple Music. He explained: “Kehey has always left control of how her music is spread.” At the moment, fans can only find the band’s complete discography on “Bandcamp”, an online music service for independent musicians: inside.
Godspeed you! Black Emperor are not alone
With this step, Godspeed you close! Black emperor bands like King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, XIU XIU and Deerhoof. These indie rock acts have also left Spotify in the past few months. As the reason, they stated the participations of the Spotify CEOS Daniel Ek to Helsing. The German company is developing AI-based drone technology for military purposes.
Streaming services have been criticized for a long time
The band’s decision again raises questions about the effects of streaming services on musicians: inside. Critics: For years, the low distributions for artists have been criticizing: inside and the increasing monetization of problematic content on platforms such as Spotify.